Prevalence of sexual dysfunctions among women with multiple sclerosis

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-153

  Lew Starowicz, M ^a   Rola, R ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Female sexual dysfunction; Multiple sclerosis; Poland; Prevalence; SFQ28

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; ORGASM DISORDER; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIST; SENSATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VAGINAL LUBRICATION; WIDOW;

EID: 84878564591     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: 15736717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-013-9293-9     Document Type: Article

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